Peace

St Ethelburga's City Forum launch open event Values in the City. Open Launch Event: An inspiring evening of conversation with Richard Barrett (Barrett Values Centre), Founder and Chair of Barrett Values Centre and Ben Andradi (Blueprint for Business), Founding and Working Group member of Blueprint for Business.

Afternoon of workshops. Proposed workshop topics– Conscientious Objectors then and now; First World War Art; Anti-violence project; Ecumenical Accompaniment in Palestine; Singing with the Liverpool Socialist Choir; Meditation and movement.

Come and join hundreds of children and community members singing for peace in City Park, Bradford. Workshops for children will be offered in cultural venues across the City Centre, including the Peace Museum. The ‘Big Sing’ will also be a warm up for the Bradford Festival which commences later the same day!

Join us for a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Gandhi Foundation. Meet at at 2.30pm at Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP. We will walk from the Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square (WC1H 9JP) to Kingsley Hall, Bromley by Bow (EC 3HJ) where Gandhi stayed in 1931. Please endeavour to arrive by 2.15pm. The walk will take in the Inner Temple where Gandhi studied to be a lawyer and a number of other sites associated with him and the peace movement in general. The walk will be approximately 6 miles in length and it is moderately flat, though it will be along pavements, so trainers are advised.

We are delighted to announce that the speakers this year will be Jo Berry and Hans Ulrich Gerber. All are welcome, although you must be a member to vote. Please arrive by 10:00 so we can start promptly at 10:30.

The programme will include a Buddhist ceremony, multi-faith peace prayers, speakers on anti nuclear and non-violent actions, and an afternoon multi-cultural celebration. Lunch will be provided for everybody. We hope to see you there and many thanks for your support.

A day of inspiring talks starting at 11am, interactive discussions and cultural activism. The conference is open to everyone with an interest in learning more about the new frontlines of war and how to address them.
Preceded by the War on Want AGM at 10am.
At 8pm there will be an evening of international music and performance, featuring the latest trends in Arabic reggae and dub with the best spoken word poetry around.

Michael Randle is giving this years annual Commonweal Lecture - Civil Resistance the rise and rise of nonviolent action at the University of Bradford Small Hall on 13th March at 6pm.
There's also other events in Bradford to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Peace Studies at the University : http://www.bradford.ac.uk/ssis/peace-studies/news-and-events/

Howard Clark, nonviolent activist and writer, died suddenly on 29 November 2013. There will be a meeting in central London to celebrate his life. If you plan to come, please contact CelebratingHoward@post.com for further details. Alternatively, write to Celebrating Howard, c/o Peace News Trustees, 5 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DX.

London Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group meeting.
The meetings are at the same time and place on the second Tuesday of every month.
One aspect of this topic is that pacifists, like anyone of conviction and conscience, are liable to find themselves up against the legal structures of the society they live in - given the nature of these societies. How can pacifists deal with this?